US Congress approves bill ending shutdown

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Friday 9 February 2018 - 1:29pm

File: US President Donald Trump Trump is expected to sign the bill into law after the Senate approved it earlier on Friday.
Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives early on Friday approved a bill to fund the federal government through to 23 March and to increase overall spending limits over two years, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump.